An official account of the Chinar Corps of the army tweeted that Dhoni, who holds an honorary rank of Lt Col, talked about the importance of sports and studies to the students of Army Public School, Srinagar.

Dhoni is currently enjoying a break before the Sri Lanka limited overs series starting on December 10. The 36-year-old was out of sorts against New Zealand in the T20 series, but can easily reclaim lost ground in the three ODIs and three T20s against the woefully out-of-form Lankans. Unless he falls sick or gets injured, Dhoni has a permanent seat in the playing XI of the Virat Kohli-led side.